If you don't know by now, I just love Halloween and I am being trying to figure out what would make my Halloween dinning table complete. Of course I need Halloween place mats! I had a lot of Halloween fabric from last year because every year I go purchase any new cute Halloween fabric from Joann's. I went through my seasonal place mats and I noticed that I had black place mats that were looking pretty old and I did not want to throw them out so as a crafter what we do best?!
Re-purpose it with new fabric of course!
I decide to make each place mat differently, the first fabric I chose was from Joann's last year collection but they also brought it back this year. It has witches hats and pumpkins on it, I think its a very popular fabric for them to have it again this year. The first thing I did was cut the fabric a few inches smaller than the original place mat I am going to attach it to.
Then I cut the border fabric into strips of an inch and half.
All I did was sew the border to the center fabric and then iron it flat by the seems.
The last step is to sew the black place mat to the Halloween fabric and now you have your finished place mat.
I did two different versions of the Halloween place mats. The last place mat edges where not perfect but it adds to the imperfection of Halloween!
Till next time,
14 comments:
Your placemats are cute and Love the smiles on the pumpkins faces. It's a pretty pattern. Like how the border edging offsets the pattern. I like both fabrics, but favor the first one. Thanks for sharing your inspiration with Sunday’s Best - you helped make the party a success!
I'd love to have you come over to the Pumpkin Linky Party on my blog and share these placemats. You did a wonderful job on them and the colors are perfect!! Linda
http://twosucculentsisters.blogspot.com/2012/09/thirty-days-of-pumpkins.html
Hi Loren,
I would love to have you join my Halloween tag swap. Tags are due in my hands by October 1st. Please email me, so I can send you my mailing address.
enJOY a lovely week,
Kimberly
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Cute. Hugs and blessings, Cindy
Cute place mats! I love the Halloween fabric!
T'onna @ www.navywifeypeters.blogspot.com
I love your fabric! What a cute project :) I would love for you to share this post and any other Fall related post you have, at this week's It's Fall Y'all ~ Linky Party. Hope to see you there!
Beautiful inspiration! Thank you fro sharing your project at Potpourri Friday!
O that's a great holiday placemat, I need something like this for CHristmas
Great Halloween placemats and so clever.
I'm so glad that I'm following you! Love the way these placemats turned out. Very creative and cute! Thanks for sharing:)
Katie
www.funhomethings.com
I love your fabric choice!
I'm hosting the Fall Into the Holidays blog hop and would love to have you join up!
http://redcrowgreencrow.wordpress.com/2012/09/23/fall-into-the-holidays-3-happy-fall/
Katie @ Horrific Knits
very cute!
I'm pretty sure I just used that same orange/black stripe fabric on a table runner! LOVE your placemats!
Thanks so much for joining us at Keep Calm & Link Up last week! We're thrilled you chose to party with us and can't wait to see what you link up this week as well :)
Meredith @ www.waittilyourfathergetshome.com
I came for the placemats and stayed for the eye candy that is your blog..lol
I'd love to have you join my Halloween Link Drive!
http://www.crochethappy.com/halloween-link-drive-2012.html
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